do you want to help a slum school succeed?
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Want to help a slum school succeed?Contact: Vijayraj Kamat, [email protected]
What does this presentation cover?
Know the school
Know their challenges
Will my money be in good hands?
Success stories
How much money is needed?
How much contribution is enough?
The Vision…
How to Donate?
Know the school
Established in 1985. Striving since 30 years!
Currently has 251 students from Grade 1 to 10
Student backgrounds: Parents are usually daily wage workers, rag pickers, domestic helps.
Instances of alcoholic fathers, parent desertions, food scarcity are common
Students in Indian Army, work as teachers, police officials, government officials and stable jobs in private companies
Were it not for this school, these kids would have never got an opportunity to an education!
Bhartiya Vidhya Prabhodini School, Siddharthnagar, KALYAN(W) – 421 301
Dist: Thane State: Maharashtra
Their challenges
PovertyMany students cannot afford the
textbook, stationery and school uniform costs
Basic infrastructure issues
Create security and disturbance problems like lack of blackboards,
broken benches, water seepage, broken window grills
No computers The school does not have any computer.
A little computerization can go a long way to help the administration and the students. The kids are eager to learn!!
Lack of Support & Mentoring
Students lack educated mentors who can assist them with their studies,
choices and problems
Challenges
The people behind the school
• Affectionately called, “Sant sir”, the man poured in his pension funds to establish this school.
• Worked as the Head Master for 22 years in Abhinav Vidya Mandir – one of the famous schools in Kalyan city
• Established the Chhatrapati ShikshanMandal(educational trust) in 1960. Started 7 town schools and 7 shcools in Adivasi areas
• Trained more than 1200 people to pursue their BEd degree and then absorbed them in the education sector
Founder: Shri Prabhakar Anant Sant, B.A, M.Ed Age: 86
The people behind the school
• Sulbha Madam comes from a rural background herself. Her father was a Gram Sevak in the Jalgaon district in Maharashtra
• Joined this school in 1991 as a teacher. Became the Principal in 1996
• She worked for more than 15 years on paltry salaries of Rs. 500 – 1000 per month($2 - $4) The pay commission revisions has made things easier on the teacher’s salaries front, but the infrastructure challenges still continue
• The lady has been striving for more than 20 years to help provide educational opportunities to these slum kids
• She conducts extra classes herself in the mathematics and science subjects for the 10th standard students, as it is a crucial year for them
Principal: Smt Sulbha Sonavane, MSc, B.Ed. Age: 52
The people behind the school
Some of the school teachers and officials
Some Success stories
• Maruti Thite – Used to distribute newspapers as a kid. Completed his BCA(Bachelors in Computer Application)
• Dilip Pokhankar - Indian Army. Fought in the Kargil war• Dhananjay Bhansode – Secondary school teacher• Sarika Sonar – Thane Police• Dwarkanath Mhatre – BMC official• Pradeep Bhalerao – Manager in a private company
We need to create more such success stories consistently!
How much money is needed currently?
Item DetailsApprox Cost
in INRApprox Cost
in USD
Student expensesTo buy books, stationery, uniform. About 71 children need help at about Rs. 1000 for a year
INR 71,000 $ 1,291
Blackboards Need 2 blackboards(green slate) urgently INR 5,000 $ 91
Repairing BenchesRepairing about 35 benches + installing plywood on 6 benches
INR 11,000 $ 200
Window meshes Cats, animals enter classrooms. For 13 windows INR 9,000 $ 164
Door ThresholdsWater flows into classrooms during monsoons. 5 Concrete thresholds @Rs 500 each
INR 2,500 $ 46
Door for office The main office door is broken posing a security issue. Needs fixing and a new frame
INR 5,000 $ 91
Main gateSchool has no main gate. People, dogs enter premises causing disturbance
INR 10,000 $ 182
ComputerThe school has no computer, even for administration. Makes tracking very difficult
INR 35,000 $ 637
NetbooksFor children to learn computer skills. This can be leveraged for E-Learning too
INR 100,000 $ 1,819
Roof guttersTo route rainwater away from the roofs. Approx 65 feet INR 12,000
$ 219
TOTAL : INR 260,500 $ 4,737
How much contribution is good enough?
• Do not worry about the total funding needed. Give whatever you can happily afford – big/small.
• No amount is too small. Something is always better than nothing.
• Donate an amount that will make you happy, not an amount that will pinch. You are sharing the underlying feeling – not just the money.
• Tip: Imagine an amount that you can donate every month without feeling any pinch. Multiply that by 12 and donate
The vision
SURVIVEFulfill financial needs to get basic infrastructure and expenses in place
SUCCEEDFocus on process improvements to increase academic performance
SUSTAIN“Systemize” the processes to repeat successes and replicate it in other schools
Current focus
The idea is to adopt a phased approach to the school’s growth
How to Donate
• Please visit the blog below and click “DONATE NOW” on the navigation bar.
http://buildschool.blogspot.in/
• Please make sure to provide requested information about yourself so that you can be kept posted, with how the money is being spent
• Please SUBSCRIBE receive updates on you Email!!
THANK YOU!
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